The downstream core promoter element, DPE, is conserved from Drosophila to humans and is recognized by TAF(II)60 of Drosophila

Genes and Development

Volumn 11, Issue 22, 1997, Pages 3020-3031

  Burke, Thomas W ^a   Kadonaga, James T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

In vitro transcription; Inr element; RNA polymerase II; TAFs; TATA box; TBP; TFIID

Indexed keywords

RNA POLYMERASE II;

ARTICLE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN CROSS LINKING; REGULATORY MECHANISM; TATA BOX; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

EID: 0030669466     PISSN: 08909369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1101/gad.11.22.3020     Document Type: Article

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